RE: Results for 3828 Nov 2019 09:01
ajw
the market makers themselves do not ever hold large amounts of stock in any instrument they make a market in, unless they get stuck with it, in large scale selling.
They will always attempt to square their book by the end of the day ensuring they hold enough to meet the anticipated demand.
Block is on the setsqx exchange - which is a hybrid quote and order driven market - most orders are filled simply between those on the order book - If there is low liquidity the market makers step in and provide it.
This exchange means retail and market makers compete for stock . There is no maximum spread limit on setsqx either, hence the trades executing at no where near quoted prices.
if the Market makers do have a large order to fill, they will buy in the market like all others... the only trick they will use, is that they will dump the price, when there is very little activity on the order book, to entice the sellers so that they can fill the order and also square their book at a lower price, ensuring that they have less exposure overall.